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HR957Passed House

Green Energy Education Act of 2009

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
111th
Congress
2009-02-10
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Michael T. McCaul
Michael T. McCaul
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.1% (479 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001157

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2009-02-10

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.

2009-12-08

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Green Energy Education Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to contribute energy research and development funds to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program to support graduate education related to such energy projects. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute funds for advanced energy technology research and development for high performance buildings to the NSF for curriculum development to improve undergraduate or graduate interdisciplinary engineering and architecture education related to the design and construction of such buildings.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Education
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